Pruning Smoke Bush
This will force new growth and tighten the overall look of the bush.
Pruning smoke bush. You may allow the extra branches and simply prune limbs to manage shape. Do this the first two years after. This severe pruning should be done for two years after planting. Smoke bushes are naturally multistemmed.
The natural splayed nature of growth can be amended by cutting the plant almost to the ground in late winter. Prune a smoke bush so it stands 6 inches above the ground with pruning loppers for stems up to 2 inches in diameter. Form a dense bush with numerous stems by radically pruning the smoke bush to 2 to 3 in. These tufts create the.